Darcy M. Bien, MBA

AREAS OF EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE

Darcy has worked with over 65 local companies to plan and/or execute their strategic planning initiatives.  For five years, facilitated and co-led the Strategic Eight planning process with the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce 

Balanced Scorecard/Performance Management – in support of strategic implementation, projects have included the balanced scorecard process with 2 organizational scorecards:  Monthly Operational (Run the Business Scorecard) and Quarterly Strategic (Change the Business Scorecard)

Leadership and Team development – facilitated quarterly and annual leadership meetings as well Board strategic reviews

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

MBA – Harvard Business School
BS Mechanical Engineering – Georgia Institute of Technology

PAST EXPERIENCE

• National Partnership Director of the National Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation - responsible for developing new partner sales processes, adding new sponsors, conducting feasibility studies, and creating an online customer and partner strategy.
• Business Solutions Consultant for PRTM - completed process improvement sales initiative for Bayer Plastics, and supply chain management project for Johnson Wax Professional.
• During graduate school, developed a marketing strategy for Converse, Inc., Action Sport’s Division, utilizing a consumer behavior technology, ZMET, and assisted in many business plans.
• Procter & Gamble - spent 5 years of operational, team development, and risk management experiences before leaving to pursue MBA.

PERSONAL & COMMUNITY FOCUSED

Recognized as one of Cincinnati’s 40 under 40
Selected as an examiner for the Ohio Award for Excellence
Past HBS alumni Club President and active member of the Harvard Club
Junior Achievement Instructor
Fitness instructor for local YMCA and other local fitness centers
Active Member of St Timothy’s Episcopal Church
Married to Stephen Bien with three children (Lillian, Logan, and Liam)